Family Law News

The latest statistics released by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) have revealed that care application demand continues to remain at a very high level.

Tags: Cafcass, Children In Care, Taken Into Care, Child Custody, Bootle Family Lawyers, Family Law Advice Crosby

New legislation announced in the Queen's Speech aims to improve family justice by reducing delays in the system and speeding up adoption processes.

Tags: Adoption, Family Justice System, Divorce, Family Mediation, Divorce Lawyers Liverpool, Divorce Lawyers Wigan, Liverpool Family Lawyers

A child comes into care and needs a foster family every 22 minutes across the UK, new figures from the Fostering Network have revealed.

Tags: Foster Care, Children Taken Into Care, Child Custody, Child Residence, Wigan Lawyers Child Custody Advice, Southport Family Law Advice, Liverpool Family Lawyers

Recent figures released in America have given an insight into the profile of fathers in America.

Tags: Liverpool Lawyers Divorce Advice, Divorce Advice Liverpool, Married Couples, Divorce, Child Custody Advice Liverpool, Liverpool Family Law Advice

The Government has pledged more intensive action against irresponsible parents who have failed to support their children after separation.

Tags: Child Maintenance Payments, Child Maintenance Arrangements, Child Support, Child Custody Arrangements, Liverpool Lawyers Child Maintenance Advice, Family Lawyers Liverpool

Recent research carried out on behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fatherhood has looked at the impact on fathers of divorce or separation from their partners.

Tags: Liverpool Lawyers Separation Advice, Liverpool Lawyers Divorce Advice, Relationship Breakdown, Child Contact, Separation, Divorce

The charity, Action for Children, has recently published a report claiming that the current law on child neglect is failing to protect children and must be updated as a matter of urgency.

Tags: Bootle Family Lawyers, Bootle Family Law Advice, Children In Care, Taken Into Care, Parenting Support, Early Family Intervention, Child Neglect

New research from Oxford University has challenged concerns about duplication and delay through the use of independent social work (ISW) assessments in Family Court proceedings. On the contrary, the report argues that delays might be reduced by the earlier appointment of ISW experts.

Tags: Wigan Family Law Advice, Wigan Family Lawyers, Taken Into Care, Care Proceedings, Family Court Proceedings, Family Courts

New figures released by the Ministry of Justice show that 13% of all children under 18 who currently receive help with legal costs will lose out under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Bill, due to return to the House of Commons on Tuesday 17th April after suffering a number of defeats in the House of Lords.

Tags: Child Justice, Legal Aid Reform Bill, Children In Court, Family Justice System, Southport Family Lawyers, Family Lawyers Southport

Help for migrants forced to flee their relationships as a result of domestic violence has been made available permanently.

Tags: Liverpool Family Lawyers, Liverpool Domestic Violence Advice, Relationship Breakdown, Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence

A report published by Ofsted found that the most significant cause of delay for children needing adoption is the length of time it takes for cases to be completed in court. The average time taken to complete care proceedings in the cases inspectors examined was almost 14 months.

Tags: Adoption, Child Custody, Care Proceedings, Child Contact, Adoption Advice Lawyers Blackpool, Adoption Advice Blackpool

Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) has announced an increase in the number of calls to its Child Law Advice Line on the subject of 'contact with children.'

Tags: Child Custody Arrangements, Child Contact Arrangements, Child Access, Family Conflict, Child Custody Arrangements Advice Wigan, Child Custody Arrangements Advice Lawyers Wigan

Family and friends carers, who are raising some of the nation’s most vulnerable children, are being left to fend for themselves and suffer significant levels of hardship as local authorities fail to implement central government policy, according to new research from advice charity Family Rights Group.

Tags: Kinship Care, Child Custody, Children In Care, Foster Care, Child Custody Advice Lawyers Southport, Child Custody Advice Southport

A recent study by FindLaw.com has revealed that although January is generally thought of as “Divorce Month” by divorce lawyers, March also sees a spike in the number of divorce queries.

Tags: Divorce, Separation, Separating Couples, Divorcing Couples, Divorce Advice Wigan, Divorce Advice Lawyers Wigan

Robert Tapsfield, chief executive of the Fostering Network, has commented on the Government's recently announced adoption action plan.

Tags: Adoption, Foster Care, Children In Care, Child Custody, Child Access, Child Custody Advice Wigan, Child Custody Advice Lawyers Wigan

A consultation on how to lift the ban on same-sex couples marrying in a civil ceremony has been launched by the government.

Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Partnerships, Civil Ceremony, Married Couples, Civil Partnership Advice Blackpool, Civil Partnership Advice Lawyers Blackpool

Responding to the release of the Social Justice Strategy paper, John Loughton, Head of Public Policy at Relate, said:

Tags: Family Breakdown, Early Intervention, Married Couples, Unmarried Parents, Single Parent Families, Family Law Advice Liverpool, Family Lawyers Liverpool

The Prime Minister is to set out proposed changes to legislation to ensure that, when adoption is in a child’s best interests, they are placed in loving homes as soon as possible.

Tags: Adoption, Children In Care, Child Custody, Child Contact, Birth Parents, Adoption Advice Lawyers Liverpool, Adoption Advice Liverpool

According to Resolution, the Government has accepted calls to adopt the police’s widely used definition of what constitutes domestic violence (the ACPO definition) in its Legal Aid and Sentencing Bill.

Tags: Domestic Violence Advice Lawyers Wigan, Domestic Violence Advice Wigan, Legal Aid Reform Bill, Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence

Recent data released by the Office for National Statistics has given a breakdown of the conception rate in England and Wales during 2010.

Tags: Marriage, Civil Partnerships, Civil Ceremony, Family Formation, Family Structure, Civil Partnership Advice Liverpool, Civil Partnership Advice Lawyers Liverpool